Canada's Gushue suffers 1st loss at men's curling worlds after falling to Italy's Retornaz

Italy's Joel Retornaz drew the four-foot ring in an extra end for a 7-6 victory over Canada's Brad Gushue on Monday at the world men's curling championship in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

It was the first round-robin loss for the veteran skip from St. John's, N.L., and his team of Mark Nichols, E.J. Harnden and Geoff Walker.

Canada shot 90 per cent on the day and forced the extra end with a deuce in the 10th. Italy shot 87 per cent overall.

Both teams were in a four-way tie at 3-1 behind Sweden's Niklas Edin (5-0) and defending champion Bruce Mouat of Scotland (4-1).

Next up for Canada will be games against New Zealand and the United States on Tuesday.

Round-robin play continues through Friday night and medal games are scheduled for Sunday.